I would like a change from the same regular RDCs. Is anyone still doing it? @Juddian I believe you used to? and have been left jaded by it, is that right? Won’t be great money for the first year, at least. Is 11 cars or 8 vans the biggest transporters that there are?
All comments are welcome. Thanks
Full on car transporters are the 11car, vans depending just how big they are, just trailers 7/8 car depending on spec and same vans is just what you can manage size wise.
Not full time, but getting out as often as I can at work, on 7 & 4 car rigid salvage transporter (think kevtee,Copart etc) definitely not dull, work pays well enough, definitely not for everybody dragging up cars with the winch that do not want to go straight, getting filthy etc and the lovely collections in middle of nowhere trying to dodge trees and ditches to stuff doesn’t get scratched and trying to fit in to recovery yards where they really love to stuff cars in the most awkward places…But I really enjoy it, try a local copart depot they are usually always on the hunt for drivers
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Not sure where you are but Suttons are looking for drivers to be trained on fuel out of Manchester
The gas man:
https://uk.indeed.com/viewjob?from=appshareios&jk=03a63794c35e7314Not sure where you are but Suttons are looking for drivers to be trained on fuel out of Manchester
I applied to Hoyer but never heard back, unfortunately the job you posted is 2 yrs fuel experience as opposed to being trained from scratch.
I’m in Surrey.
I’ve been working on car transporters since September last year. First driving job after passing my test last year so I don’t have anything to compare it to , but I love it for the most part. I work for the biggest company with white trucks.
We get left alone most of the time by the office as long as we get the jobs done , but there’s always been someone on the end of the phone should I need it. The other drivers are all helpful too (and there’s a lot of them). Basic day is £192 for 12 hours worked + night out and meals etc. You can earn more if you put the work in and get good loads but tbh for a first job I’m happy with that. It’s quite an active jobs which I enjoy , but it’s not back breaking hand balling either. Think I’d get bored just driving to a RDC and back but as I say it’s more first job so can’t really say. I’m a car fan in general so i like getting to drive pretty much everything out there from a tiny Hyundai to the big BMW’s and Mercs.
The impression I get from seeing Copart drivers is that they seem to prefer drivers aged under 35 or so. I guess it’s fairly physical work.
Cookyonthemove:
I’ve been working on car transporters since September last year. First driving job after passing my test last year so I don’t have anything to compare it to , but I love it for the most part. I work for the biggest company with white trucks.
We get left alone most of the time by the office as long as we get the jobs done , but there’s always been someone on the end of the phone should I need it. The other drivers are all helpful too (and there’s a lot of them). Basic day is £192 for 12 hours worked + night out and meals etc. You can earn more if you put the work in and get good loads but tbh for a first job I’m happy with that. It’s quite an active jobs which I enjoy , but it’s not back breaking hand balling either. Think I’d get bored just driving to a RDC and back but as I say it’s more first job so can’t really say. I’m a car fan in general so i like getting to drive pretty much everything out there from a tiny Hyundai to the big BMW’s and Mercs.
Great thanks! I might, hopefully, be in touch for your expert advice [emoji6]
Harry Monk:
The impression I get from seeing Copart drivers is that they seem to prefer drivers aged under 35 or so. .
Hopefully, they’ll abide by the law and refrain from any prejudice.
stu675:
Harry Monk:
The impression I get from seeing Copart drivers is that they seem to prefer drivers aged under 35 or so. .Hopefully, they’ll abide by the law and refrain from any prejudice.
As long as you can show you are fit and flexible enough for the job age won’t matter anything, my mentor driver at work, done it for 14 years most of it on a 8 car 26t transporter is 65 and does perfectly fine, there is a lot of crawling around on the floor in the ■■■■■ hooking cars up for winching, up and down on the lorry in and out of cars, quite a lot of dukes of hazard style in and out of cars, since pillars on the bed get in the way, doors are jammed up.
Definitely not a job for everybody, but I really enjoy it
stu675:
Harry Monk:
The impression I get from seeing Copart drivers is that they seem to prefer drivers aged under 35 or so. .Hopefully, they’ll abide by the law and refrain from any prejudice.
It’s a bit of a minefield that though. If a firm is advertising for a secretary they can’t say “must be young and blonde with ■■■■■■■■” but if that’s what they want, that’s who’ll get the job.
Wasn’t there someone on here who stated co-part drivers get paid £7/car, irrespective if each drop is 1 mile or 20 miles apart
unsure why it is but every transporter driver iv seen walks leaning on the outside edge of their boots [a bit like bandy legs] but not bandy ,at first appearance its as if theyve painful feet
Cookyonthemove:
I’ve been working on car transporters since September last year. First driving job after passing my test last year so I don’t have anything to compare it to , but I love it for the most part. I work for the biggest company with white trucks.
We get left alone most of the time by the office as long as we get the jobs done , but there’s always been someone on the end of the phone should I need it. The other drivers are all helpful too (and there’s a lot of them). Basic day is £192 for 12 hours worked + night out and meals etc. You can earn more if you put the work in and get good loads but tbh for a first job I’m happy with that. It’s quite an active jobs which I enjoy , but it’s not back breaking hand balling either. Think I’d get bored just driving to a RDC and back but as I say it’s more first job so can’t really say. I’m a car fan in general so i like getting to drive pretty much everything out there from a tiny Hyundai to the big BMW’s and Mercs.
Do they ever ask you about minor damage like just scratches you might not have noticed.I would take a little videi with my phone if possible.I always fancied car transporters but I kept getting turned down,too old now,cant stand the cold
Nah, you’re given a handset that allows you to record damage directly against the car. You’re expected to give each car a look over but for auction cars? I just check the windscreens for damage having been caught out for damage I didn’t record nor cause. New cars on the other hand…
In my…
Experience, particularly when renting cars. I’ve found still photos much better at displaying damage than video. The ability to zoom in with a picture is the kicker when disputing a claim with shyster (all of them) car rental company’s.
When collecting for BCA, I was instructed to take stills not video of vehicles.
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Do they ever ask you about minor damage like just scratches you might not have noticed.I would take a little videi with my phone if possible.I always fancied car transporters but I kept getting turned down,too old now,cant stand the cold
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Yeah as someone else has said you give each car a walk around and on your epod you mark anything and take photos to show it.
With new / high value cars you need to be more vigilant, with the We buy stuff and cheaper stuff I’d only mark the obvious big stuff or damage that you could have caused loading or unloading.
If you do damage stuff either by tree damage or your own carelessness you should mark it down on delivery.
I’ve had 1 tree damage (scratches over roof and boot) and one that was my own fault for not leaving enough room above/ below. Lost my damage bonus but never got a ear bashing from management. I guess it’s gonna happen now and then but as long as you’re not doing it week In week out they seem fairly forgiving